Congratulations to Robbie for opening up his first salon! Robbie will keep blogging here to talk about what he's learning in his first year of being open, but this blog will also be introducing several other

The salon is having its grand opening party on Thursday (March 19). The event — which will be an open house including free mini-manicures, Murad mini-facials and drinks and food provided by sponsor Hearst Publications —

Can the pipeless pedicure chairs be connected for drain-out access, where you just have to turn the switch to empty the bowl after the pedicure is done?Allison Hi Allison,Yes, our European Touch pipeless pedicure chairs are set

We’ve seen some quiet days this month. The economy has affected everyone in a major way; it’s across the board. Unfortunately, we’ve had to cut hours and days for our employees (they’re salaried), which is something

We’re focusing on grassroots marketing, like the Studio City holiday parade we recently rode the salon’s ROB|B logoed Smart Cars in. We’re also going to launch a campaign to attract students and parents from local schools.

We’re growing our clientele slowly but surely. We hosted a reader party for InStyle magazine earlier this month. It turned out really well with more than 120 people showing up. We hope to do many more events

Despite some last-minute fixes (like redoing the ceiling paint two days ago after it was showing signs of wear), our soft opening today was a success. We had 32 booked appointments, and Dan, Nadine, and I